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I started out as an NA (nursing assistant), and will be starting a DNP degree CRNA program next month. I know that doesn't exactly answer your question, but if you were wondering if you can start out a bit "lower" on the totem pole (from a degree sta...

So several of the CRNA schools I'm looking at eventually applying to want their applicants to have completed an organic chemistry course. I took orgo at a very good school and got a C, which was not terrible considering everyone else in the class was...

I'm glad there will be another Texan, too! I've heard Arlington is a pretty cool place, though I've never been there myself. There were actually a lot of Texans at Duke when I went there for undergrad, and North Carolina is such a friendly place th...

I'm in, too!!! Yay for all of us! :) P.S. Spring 2011: Where in Texas are you from? I'm from Austin but I'm currently living in St. Pete, right near your relatives in Clearwater :)

Haha, my bad, I was thinking you started in the Spring! Three weeks works, then :). Good luck with starting classes!!! I've been thinking more about nursing jobs, too...obviously it's still a long way to go for me, but the reality is that there ar...

Twois- Thanks for the advice, I've heard that too but I wasn't sure if it was just NICU-related (since NICU NP programs tend to require more experience than the rest, usually 2 years rather than one or even none). How are you liking the Duke program...

Sandy- that sounds really cool! Have you looked into UNC's NP program at all? I was checking out their website the other day and it looks like they actually have a master's degree with a focus in adult oncology. http://nursing.unc.edu/degree/msn/a...

Painted: I'm thinking about CRNA, or possibly (but less likely) peds critical care NP or peds hem/onc NP...how 'bout yourself?

I was reading the thread for the last class (Fall 2010), and it sounds like they all found out together on the Monday, February 15th. Since their last interview group was scheduled for Friday, February 5th, if they do it the same way this cycle then...

Yogi Mel: I wouldn't worry too much about traffic most of the way, but I would plan on trying to get around Raleigh before rush hour really gets going...the loops around Raleigh (440 and 540) can get pretty busy in both directions in the morning and ...

PaintedSky: My thoughts exactly

Sounds like interviews went great for everybody so far, congratulations! I do think there's plenty of room for all of us, based on the threads for the last few application cycles Allnurses posters tend to have a very high rate of acceptance :). Thank...

Best of luck to everybody interviewing today, you guys will do AWESOME!!!:anpom:

Thanks so much, spring2011! That's what I was leaning towards, I'd definitely rather err on the side of being overdressed rather than underdressed. Guess I'll see many of you all on Friday, can't wait to meet everybody!

This may be nitpicky, but I'm just 22 and right out of college so I'm not 100% sure what's expected in the real world...are pantyhose a must? I'm wearing a (somewhat colorful) skirt with a beige blouse and a black suit jacket on top, and beige flats...

I work in a NICU and I find it works best when I unwrap the infant, place the BP cuff, and then reswaddle the baby. That way they calm down quickly and you can even hold them or rock them to keep them calm while the machine is reading the pressure (...

Wow, thank you so much for all of that information! I attended a couple of their info sessions a year or two ago when I was living on campus but unfortunately I don't remember too much specific information about admissions, numbers of applicants int...

Hey guys, I'm applying for Spring 2011 as well, I'm living in Florida right now and working as a Patient Care Assistant in the NICU but I actually went to Duke for my undergrad (finished my degree a semester early in Dec 2009). Would LOVE to be b...

Hey guys! I'm applying to the ABSN program for Spring 2011 and I had a quick question: is it true that recommendations are not required nor accepted by the program? That's what the old application said for your group, but I couldn't tell if it was ...

krinz86, I'm applying for the Fall 2010 cohort, too, so I can't answer your question about the alternates. However, I did attend the live information session at USF this morning and I can tell you that the guy leading the session said that in eac...

Experienced fainter here as well (11 times and counting), the only thing I can add that hasn't been mentioned yet is to purchase a box of ammonia inhalants and keep a couple on you at all times. They're small and easy to hide in a scrub pocket, and ...

Thanks so much for replying, straderj! I won't worry so much about being too late for the undergrad application, then :). Also, I just wanted anyone who had the same question about the psych course to know that I was actually able to talk to someon...

I know this is a little off of the wait list/alternates topic, but I'm applying for the Fall semester and I was wondering if you guys could tell me whether the program accepts an upper-level psych class for prereqs or whether it has to be general psy...

Does anyone know if there are is any sort of quota concerning the percentage of the class that is made up of Florida residents? I'm from out of state and I'm just wondering if that's not a big deal or if it's going to make it much harder for me to g...

Thanks so much for your advice, mahatma! That was the direction I was leaning towards as well. If I can finish in nearly the same amount of time with a better GPA and a smile on my face, it's probably worth any tiny sort of edge an accelerated prog...